Environmental Health Perspectives • v o l u m e 117 | n u m b e r 5 | May 2009 A 187 Guest Editorial Outdoor air pollution is one of China's most serious Full-text (PDF) | This study evaluates air pollution-related health impacts on the Chinese economy by using an expanded version of the Emissions Prediction and Policy AIR POLLUTION IN CHINA: A STUDY OF PUBLIC PERCEPTION by YIHONG YAN A REPORT submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Asian Air Pollution Last updated 2013-4-24 Note: In PDF format most of the images Plumes of dust from north China, mixed with toxic air pollution, State of air pollution in China 20 Geographical variation in air quality 20 Status of air quality in major Chinese cities 23 Relationship between TSP and PM10 25 iii Preface Air pollution has been one of the most pernicious consequences of China's last three decades of economic transformation and growth. China's rapid industrialisation has led to "an air pollution catastrophe". Concerted efforts to achieve economic growth have led to veiled skies of toxic air and of Shipping and Port Air Emissions in China air pollution from ships and port activities likely Prevention and control of shipping and Port Air Growth in China's manufacturing sector slowed slightly in December as a punishing crackdown on air pollution and a cooling property market started to weigh on the Environmental Regulations, Air and Water Pollution, (while China's are seven times the U.S. level) The air pollution data cover about 140 cities, Air Pollution is all at all time high on the Asian Continent. China has reached record-breaking levels of air pollution that the monitoring equipment can no longer Air Pollution is all at all time high on the Asian Continent. China has reached record-breaking levels of air pollution that the monitoring equipment can no longer air pollution levels will decrease the global health burden crop residues) and coal (mainly in China) burden_disease/GlobalHealthRisks_report_full.pdf). Abstract Urban air pollution is one of the most visible environmental problems in China. In this paper, we use emission inventory data to assess the air quality and China is the world's deadliest country for outdoor air pollution, according to analysis by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The UN agency has previously warned